Family of soccer ref allegedly hit by player hoping for 'a miracle'

By Michael McFall, The Sale Lake Tribune

Posted:
05/03/2013 05:55:13 AM PDT

Updated:
05/03/2013 05:58:58 AM PDT

Family of soccer ref allegedly hit by player hoping for 'a miracle'

Murray, Utah - Ricardo Portillo was supposed to be with his youngest daughter for her 16th birthday Friday.Instead, his eldest Johana Portillo said, their father remains in a coma a week after a 17-year-old soccer player allegedly punched him during a match he was refereeing. The teen was apparently upset with a call."This is really hard it is destroying our whole family," said Johana Portillo, 26, during a press conference at Intermountain Medical Center on Thursday. "This person caused ...